TJ McNamara checks out new exhibitions from Elliot Collins and Daniel Crooks

I catch Javier Perianes by phone at his Hobart hotel and the Spanish pianist quickly assures me that, no, he's not watching the Olympics

A wooden carving commissioned as part of a regional public art programme has been vandalised.

Tonight's second instalment of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Degenerate, Denounced, Outrageous series was always going to be the

The Powerco Wanganui Trust has pledged $600,000 to the Sarjeant Gallery's redevelopment project. The money is to be uplifted in

Modernist painting by Lois White undergoing restoration.

HEALR is an intriguing exploration of the concept of wellbeing in 2016. Created and performed by leading dance independents, Rose

When the dinner conversation turns to crocodiles, you know this is no ordinary music festival. Crocodiles are a regular part of life

Jordi Savall's latest project explores five centuries of shifting cultures in southern Spain, focusing on the city of Granada from

The Thai community in Auckland are planning several celebrations in honour of their king, but remain anxious about his health.

In an office crammed with books and stage memorabilia, theatre-maker and teacher Pedro Ilgenfritz finds space for a battered brown

Deutsche Grammophon has taken Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich's 75th birthday very seriously. New releases include a Bueno Aires

Comedy dance goes boogie, writes Dionne Christian.

The race is on for the one of New Zealand's premier music competitions, the Lexus Song Quest. After five days working with Head Judge

Finals night looms for the cream of young chamber musicians.

Sir Andrew Davis, who conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Illuminations concert, roars with laughter when I tell him how

Four days after winning the country's most prestigious song contest, Benson Wilson was at his Onehunga home helping to put away groceries

The fine city of Toulouse, on the river Garonne, has an air of Italy about it. It is immensely proud of its Capitole, the long neo-classical

The world of author and illustrator Dr Seuss is one in which nothing and everything makes sense.

Award-winning director Sara Brodie drew on her experience of brain injury to depict the inner world of an autistic teenager in her new play.

COMMENT: Terry Teo is not just the best kids' show made in New Zealand in the last 10 years, it's the best TV show full stop. So why is TVNZ mucking around with it?

The comic universe's original Superman, killed off by DC Comics a few years ago, is zooming back to life. But now he has a son ... and is faced with a pretender claiming to be Clark Kent.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra seems happy that Music Director Giordano Bellincampi is back in town, and one sensed it in the first

Maori television's brilliant new drama This Is Piki should be screened daily on mainstream TV, writes Duncan Greive.

Artist Bob Kerr illustrated the seminal Kiwi comic Terry Teo which was made into a popular 1980s TV series.

Almost ten years since its premiere Briar Grace-Smith's timeless classic of love, loss and legacies once again takes to the stage

This warm-hearted hour is a signature Massive Company ensemble piece: real-life snippets cleverly performed with spark and verve by

Theatre doesn't get much more real than this. Two brothers and their father stand onstage to give an unfiltered account of their lives

Atamira Dance Company's 2016 development season, Manaia, presents three short works which engage with some aspect of that mythological

COMMENT: With less than a month to go until Rio, serious concerns have been raised about the safety of tourists and teams arriving in the city.